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THE BALLAD OF JED CLAMPETT

Come listen to a story 'bout a man named Jed
A poor mountaineer barely kept his family fed
Then one day he was shootin' at some food
And up through the ground came a'bubblin' crude
Oil that is black gold Texas tea

Well the first thing you know old Jed's a millionaire
The kin folks said Jed move away from there
Said California's the place you ought to be
So they bundled up the truck and moved to Beverly
Hills that is swimmin' pools movie stars

Well now it's time to say goodbye to Jed and all his kin
They would like to thank you folks for kindly stoppin' in
You're all invited back next week to this locality
To have a heapin' helpin' of their hospitality

 


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